Semester A Unit 3 Lesson 8

Introduction and Objective
You have learned about central idea but how do you determine exactly what the text is about? We know you can look at the title and headings. But what else? What is provided in the text? Details are provided. These details are important.

Today's lesson objective is: students will be able to use evidence from a text to determine what the text says explicitly.

Think about some of the learning skills we have used to determine central idea. Would any of these be useful when determining explicit textual information? We could probably make a list of details in the text and analyze the text to see how the author uses structure.

Open your digital notebook and describe your strategy and the …show more content…
What information in each chapter gives us support for this central idea?

Chapter 1: A basic overview of how the “Panhandle/XIT/ World’s Greatest Grasslands” came to be, and foreshadow of what’s to come later in the book, identifying the struggles of travelers.
Chapter 2: Gives the reader an idea of how such a desolate land became a “city.”
Chapter 3: Keeps the reader updated on how Dalhart is growing.
Chapter 4: The author includes the Journey of one Russian immigrant into this chapter and puts an emphasis on what people were thinking of America and the idea of the “American Dream.”
Chapter 5: Tells the reader that during the great depression, land was being bought even quicker and being used for better purpose.
Chapter 6: Informs the reader all about the Great Depression and the effect it had on the economy.

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The following are good steps to take when writing an analysis:
• Read closely to conclude what the text says, and to make logical inferences from it.
• Cite detailed textual evidence support conclusions drawn from the